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4:25 AM ET, July 3, 2010

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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Letter to Michael Steele  —  You are, I know, a patriot.  So I ask you to consider, over this July 4 weekend, doing an act of service for the country you love: Resign as chairman of the Republican party.  —  Your tenure has of course been marked by gaffes and embarrassments …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Dems say Steele is “rooting for failure.”  Really, Dems?  —  By all means, Dems should go on the attack against Michael Steele for his wild comments about Afghanistan.  But do they really think it's a good idea to say he's for cutting and running, is “rooting for failure” and is “betting against our troops”?
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
RNC chairman: Obama pursued Afghanistan war ‘trying to be cute’  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele was caught on video at a fundraiser in Connecticut on Thursday raising doubts about the war in Afghanistan.  —  The Democratic National Committee (DNC) pushed out the video …
Michael Muskal / D.C. Now:
RNC leader Michael Steele's Afghanistan comments put GOP in a politically awkward position  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele's comments on the war in Afghanistan has put his party's office-holders in an uncomfortable position, as the latest Gallup polls show the scope …
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Steele's Afghanistan criticism highlights Dems' war problems  —  Michael Steele's criticism of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan may be creating a headache for the Republican National Committee, but it's also shining a spotlight on the Democrats' mixed message on the war.
Discussion: Associated Press and Power Line
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
How long will the public tolerate Afghan war?  —  Gen. David Petraeus sailed through Senate confirmation so quickly that few people noticed what he had to say about his new job as top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan.  —  Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee …
Discussion: FrumForum, Riehl World View and Reuters
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Michael Steele Must Resign
Susan Davis / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Slam Steele Over Remarks
Discussion: Online NewsHour
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:   RNC Chairman Steele tries to stamp out controversial remarks
Chris Moody / The Daily Caller:
RNC Chairman Michael Steele suggests Afghan war unwinnable …
Daniel Larison / Eunomia:
Steele and Afghanistan
Chris Good / The Atlantic Online:
The Biggest Michael Steele Gaffe of All
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Steele: McChrystal incident ‘comical’
Discussion: Pat Dollard
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
DNC: Steele comments ‘unconscionable’
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Charlie Cook / National Journal Online:
Hurricane GOP On The Way  —  MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT: THERE IS A WAVE OUT THERE, AND FOR DEMOCRATS, THE HOUSE IS, AT BEST, TEETERING ON THE EDGE.  —  Imagine sitting in Washington's Verizon Center, listening blissfully to Carole King and James Taylor, thanks to a fast-thinking friend who managed to score four floor seats.
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Robert Shrum / The Week Magazine:
Keep Congress in session this August
Ezra Klein:
Are Democrats setting themselves up for failure in 2011 by not passing a budget?  —  The most important job news of the days was not the June jobs numbers.  It was a mostly ignored vote in the House of Representatives last night.  By a vote of 215 to 210, the House passed a …
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The Huffington Post:
Pelosi: End The Filibuster
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and Ezra Klein
Steven T. Dennis / Roll Call:
Republican Eyes Hoyer for Speaker
Discussion: American Power
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Clinton Defends Byrd's KKK Ties: “He Was Trying To Get Elected”  —  “He once had a fleeting association with the Ku Klux Klan, what does that mean?  I'll tell you what it means.  He was a country boy from the hills and hollows from West Virginia.  He was trying to get elected,” former President Bill Clinton said of Sen. Robert Byrd.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
BUY THAT SENATOR A NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION.... I've noticed, from time to time, that Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) seems to be a little slow on the uptake.  As the New York Times' Gail Collins noted this week, after the senator tried to talk about Wall Street reform, and demonstrated …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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David Leonhardt / Economix:
Worse Than 1982?  —  If you've already lost your job, your prospects for finding a new one are looking dismal.  Especially if you lost your job a long time ago.  —  Private-sector job growth has slowed.  The workweek also shrunk in June, and wages fell.  —  The labor market is recovering …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Kagan Reminds Senators: Legislation Is Your Job  —  WASHINGTON — Supreme Court confirmation hearings are usually designed to probe a nominee's conception of the role of the justices.  But this week's questioning of Elena Kagan turned into a tutorial on Congressional responsibility.
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US Senator Orrin Hatch:
HATCH ANNOUNCES OPPOSITION TO ELENA KAGAN'S SUPREME COURT NOMINATION
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Anita Lee / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Is BP rejecting skimmers to save money on Gulf oil cleanup?
Marc Kaufman / Washington Post:
Jefferson changed ‘subjects’ to ‘citizens’ in Declaration of Independence  —  “Subjects.”  —  That's what Thomas Jefferson first wrote in an early draft of the Declaration of Independence to describe the people of the 13 colonies.  —  But in a moment when history took a sharp turn …
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Byrd Tributes Go Overboard  —  It is a good rule of thumb not to speak ill of the dead.  But what to do when a man is celebrated beyond the limits of decorum or common sense?  Must we stay silent as others celebrate the beauty and splendor of the emperor's invisible clothes?
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Sharron Angle: I am not a Birther  —  Earlier today, I spoke exclusively to Sharron Angle, the Republican nominee to challenge Harry Reid for the Senate seat in Nevada.  In the past few days, rumors have swirled that Angle is a crypto-Birther.  I asked her “flat out” whether she believed Barack Obama …
Marist Poll:
7/2: Don't Know Much About History?  —  There's good news for American education.  About three-quarters of residents — 74% — know the U.S. declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776.  The bad news for the academic system — 26% do not.  This 26% includes one-fifth who are unsure …
CNN:
Relatives of Harry Potter actress charged in attack  —  London, England (CNN) — The father and brother of a Harry Potter actress will appear in court later this month in Manchester, England, on charges of threatening to kill the young star, prosecutors said Friday.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
CNN: The feds are trying to block media coverage of how bad the oil spill is  —  Via Cubachi, a good one from last night's AC 360.  I don't think this is an “Obama problem” as much as it is a “government problem,” but of course the bold, fresh Hopenchange climate of transparency was supposed …
Discussion: Cubachi
 
 
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Bradley Blackburn / ABCNEWS:
Petraeus Assumes Command of Coalition Forces in Afghanistan
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Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
NPR:
The Declaration Of Independence, Read Aloud
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Matt Gutman / ABCNEWS:
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Obama's national security officials, on the night watch
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